The Effect of Testicular Self-Examination Education on Knowledge, Performance, and Health Beliefs of Turkish Men

Pour, Hossein Asgar; Kunter, Dilara; Norouzzadeh, Reza; Heidari, Mohammad Reza

doi:10.1007/s13187-016-1132-0

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“…This result was in the same line with Ramim et al, [46] who reported that in study about testicular cancer among students in medical sciences University that the age of the students were ranged from 17 to 41 years old and approximately two thirds of them were in first and second years. In the same line Pour et al, [47] mentioned that in study about TSE the mean age of the students were 20.60 ± 1.89, whereas inconsistent regarding smoking result that he reported about 49.1% of the students were smoking.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Despite more than 78% of male answered that they knew TC, only 51.9% of male choose the lump or increase in testis size as the most common symptom and only 15% of male knew the most common age at diagnosis. In addition to Pour et al [47] who mentioned that before educational program about tescticular cancer about more than half of the students did not know any information about TSE and this affected on performance of TSE.…”

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confidence: 92%

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Effect of educational guidelines based on health belief model regarding testicular cancer knowledge, practice and beliefs among male nursing students

Mezayen

El-Hay

2019

CNS

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Background: Testicular cancer is considered one of the most important health threats in a young men’s life. However, it is easily detected at an early stage by periodic testicular self-examination (TSE). Awareness of testicular cancer and TSE among university students is very important to aid in early detection and improve health belief. Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of educational guidelines based on health belief model regarding testicular cancer knowledge, practice and beliefs among male nursing students.Methods: Design: A quasi experimental study design was used and data were collected from Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University. Sample: Proportion stratified random sample of 160 from 500 undergraduate male nursing students were selected as following: about one third of male students from total number of them in different years in the faculty (first, second, third and fourth year). Tools: Three tools were used for data collection. Tool (I): Structure questionnaire sheet to assess students knowledge regarding testicular cancer; Tool (II): Self-reported practices regarding TSE; and Tool (III): Beliefs of students regarding testicular cancer and TSE by Using Health Belief Model (HBM).Results: The results of this study showed that there were significant improvements among students ’knowledge and selfreported practice about testicular cancer & TSE post 3-month and 6-month from educational guidelines, Furthermore, there was improvement in the positive health beliefs about behavioral changes regarding prevention of testicular cancer was observed post 6-month from implementing educational guidelines.Conclusion and Recommendation: These results indicated that educational guidelines about testicular cancer and TSE training are effective in improving knowledge, practice and health belief of young men, but TSE training should be repeated periodically for better efficacy. University faculties should create knowledge and organize workshops about TSE for students and encourage them to perform it regularly.

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Effect of educational guidelines based on health belief model regarding testicular cancer knowledge, practice and beliefs among male nursing students

Mezayen

El-Hay

2019

CNS

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“…Knowledge of and awareness about TC and TSE among men world-wide is low [14][15][16][17]. It is proven that cancer-related awareness improvement requires multi-pronged measures, including primarily conducting campaigns and educational programs for the society and a proper training system for health care professionals [18].…”

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confidence: 99%

Attitudes about Testicular Self-Examination among Polish Males

Milecki

Majchrzak²,

Balcerek

et al. 2021

Biology

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Introduction: Epidemiological data indicate an increased incidence of testicular cancer (TC), making it the most common malignant tumor in men from aged 15–45. Oncological and urological associations recommend that men with specific TC risk factors should regularly perform a testicular self-exam (TSE). The aim of the study was to discover the attitudes among Polish males regarding TSE and factors (environmental, social, educational) that affect intention to perform TSE. Methods: An original survey containing 21 questions was used to conduct a study among the Polish branch of VW (Volkswagen Poland) employees. Results: A total of 522 fully completed questionnaires were collected. The mean age of the surveyed respondents was 32 years. Information about TC and how to perform TSE was obtained by 34.4% (n = 185) of the men. It was shown that the following factors increase men’s intention to perform TSE: TC in their family member (p < 0.05; HR = 5.9; 95% Cl: 1.5–23.0), GP’s(General Practitioner) recommendations (p < 0.001; HR = 6.8; 95% Cl: 3.2–14.3), concern expressed by their partner (p < 0.001; HR = 3.3; 95% Cl: 2.1–5.3), and social campaigns (p < 0.001; HR = 2.6; 95% Cl: 1.5–4.6). Conclusions: Approximately half of young polish males do not perform TSE. Access to information on TC prevention is limited. Further action is needed to improve men’s awareness of TC and TSE.

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“…In another study conducted by Atuhaire et al, the rate of participants not performing TSE was reported as 76.4% and the reason was stated as a lack of information on TSE (23). Both in the literature (6,16,(21)(22)(23)(24) and the present study, the reason that students do not know how to perform TSE is the most thought-provoking result for TSE; nevertheless, TSE application could easily be taught with simple education.…”

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confidence: 43%

“…A body of the literature determined that young men did not have sufficient knowledge of the prevalence of testicular cancer and reported that they almost never performed TSE (6,12,13). The American Medical Association and American Urological Association also recommend informing and educating the public about TSE for early diagnosis, and this recommendation is evidenced by numerous studies demonstrating the importance of the clinical-stage in diagnosis (14)(15)(16). Therefore, it is necessary to raise the awareness of the public regarding testicular cancer and TSE.…”

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The Evaluation of Training Program for Nursing Students on Testicular Cancer and Testicular Self-Examination

Akça¹,

Cengiz²,

Aydin

et al. 2020

ircmj

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Background: Testicular self-examination (TSE) is one of the most effective ways for the early detection of testicular cancer. The Medical Association and American Urological Association recommend raising the awareness of TSE and educating the public in this regard for early diagnosis. Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the training given to nursing students for testicular cancer and TSE on the knowledge levels of the students. Methods: The current single-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study was carried out on the students continuing their education and training in the Faculty of Health Sciences of a university in Turkey within 2018 and 2019 (n=83). No sample selection was made for the determination of the study subjects (n=56). The research data were collected using a questionnaire. The data were evaluated by appropriate statistical methods, and a p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The students participating in the study were within the age range of 20-26 years. In addition, 51.8% of the study subjects were male. Moreover, 58.9% of the students in the study stated that they did not receive any training for testicular cancer and TSE. Furthermore, 80.4% of the male students did not perform TSE 43.6% of whom reported that they did not know how to do it. However, the mean test scores of the participants for testicular cancer and TSE were reported as 12.84 and 15.73 prior to and after the training, respectively, . Nevertheless, the rate of TSE among the students was previously reported as 19.6% and increased to 100% after the training. Conclusions: In this study, it was concluded that the participants, even with an ordinary awareness-raising campaign, could be informed about testicular cancer and TSE. It is recommended to raise the awareness of society in this regard through well-planned educational activities.

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The Effect of Testicular Self-Examination Education on Knowledge, Performance, and Health Beliefs of Turkish Men

Cited by 26 publications

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Effect of educational guidelines based on health belief model regarding testicular cancer knowledge, practice and beliefs among male nursing students

Effect of educational guidelines based on health belief model regarding testicular cancer knowledge, practice and beliefs among male nursing students

Attitudes about Testicular Self-Examination among Polish Males

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